COLLECTIONS MADE BY THE EX
PEDITION
Our collections have all safely
reached New Haven. They con
sist in large part of the bones of
the people who built and lived
in Machu Picchu, of the pots
herds, pots, and bronzes found
there, and of the geological, oste
ological, and paleontological ma
terial collected in the vicinity of
Cuzco, of geological specimens
from other parts of Peru, and
of 2,500 photographs taken with
the 3A Special and No. 4 Pana
ram Kodaks.
In a broad geographical sense
the results of Dr. Eaton's col
lecting is one of the most impor
tant and interesting features of
the expedition. In the vicinity
of Cuzco Dr. Eaton secured the
skeletons of probably 20 individ
uals. At Machu Picchu more
than 60 individuals were exca
vated, and at Choqquequirau ten.
With these ancient denizens of
southern Peru were found a
number of bronze metal objects,
including pins, knives, forceps,
and some very attractive pieces
of pottery. Although Dr. Eaton
was technically the osteologist of
the expedition, his work lay in
a variety of fields.
Invertebrate fossils were col-
Ac
vegetal
lected from the hills overlooking the ex
the town of Payta, Peru, and the womer
site of an ancient cemetery at (see t(
Pascasmayo was visited.
Vertebrate fossils were obtained from
sedimentary gravels in the Huancaro
Quebrada.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SAcknowledgments are due to the
United States government for kind of
fices in connection with securing requi
site privileges in Peru and for the loan,
on the part of the Army, of a detached
service chest, which enabled us to have
the use of an abundant supply of medi
cines and of a complete set of surgical
instruments:
To the Peruvian government for many
favors and courtesies, including the free
Photo by L. T. Nelson
THE SAN FRANCISCO PLAZA: CUZCO
corner of the Cuzco market, showing venders of
bles and fire-wood. Dr. Nelson, the surgeon of
pedition, took many photographs of men and
in the market-place and on the streets of Cuzco
ext, pages 561, 562).
entry of all our equipment and supplies,
the assignment to our party of members
of the Army whenever necessary, and
the permission to bring all of our collec
tions to this country.
To Mr. W. L. Morkill and the other
officials of the Pertvian corporation and
the Southern Railway of Peru for many
courtesies, including the free use of their
railway and telegraph lines.
To the President and Faculty of the
University of Cuzco, who aided us in
numerous ways and whose many cour
tesies included not only hospitable en
tertainment at houses of the professors,
but assistance in finding interesting